The use of hired vehicles without drivers for the carriage of goods by road

This briefing is one in a series of 'Implementation Appraisals' on the operation of existing EU legislation in practice. Each such briefing focuses on a specific EU law which is likely to be amended or reviewed, as foreseen in the European Commission's Annual Work Programme.

Implementation Appraisals aim to provide a succinct overview of material publicly available on the implementation, application and effectiveness of an EU law to date – drawing on available input from the EU institutions and external organisations. They are provided to assist parliamentary committees in their consideration of the new proposals, once tabled.European legislation on the use of hired vehicles without drivers for the carriage of goods by road has been in operation for 25 years. Directive 2006/1/EC includes legal provisions from the 1980s that reflect the needs of the sector at that time. Today, this legislation should be reviewed to correspond to operators’ actual needs, as well as to align with the latest issues in the haulage market sector and with current EU policy priorities.

• Primary Source

EP: EPRS: Briefing: Implementation Appraisal: Ex-ante Impact Assessment http://www.europarl.europa.eu/thinktank/en/search.html?policyAreas=EXIMAS

ESO: Background information: Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the use of vehicles hired without drivers for the carriage of goods by road (Codified version)(COM(2003)559) http://www.europeansources.info/record/proposal-for-a-directive-of-the-european-parliament-and-of-the-council-on-the-use-of-vehicles-hired-without-drivers-for-the-carriage-of-goods-by-road-codified-version/

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